Having two 18 month olds keeps us busy – but we love it! They totally amaze me at the new things they learn every day and what they pick up from watching/listening to everyone. They truly are little “sponges”. They are 100% toddlers; which makes me miss the little babies they used to be but so excited for the new little people they are becoming.
I’m really hoping to get out of the house more with the boys this winter. I’m thinking trips to the children’s museum (we now have a year family membership!), swim lessons, local hotel open swim days, play dates, visits to the local library – anything to get us out of the house & keep us active.
The past month has shown us more ups & downs in the sleeping department. First is was Wyatt who was waking up at all hours of the night & deciding he didn’t need to go back to sleep, while Colton was sleeping like a rock. Now it has switched again to Colton fussing a few times a night (although his cough is much to blame for this) but then going back to sleep and Wyatt’s sleeping sound straight through. They are still sleeping around 11-12 hours each night. They fall asleep somewhere around 7:00 PM. (Our bedtime routine is: bath (on bath night), lotion & jammies, blanket & book.) They both have been sleeping until between 6-7 AM on the weekends (once until 7:30 on Christmas Eve!), although wake-up time during the week is 6:10 AM to get us to daycare & work on-time.
We have their 18 month checkup this afternoon, so we will get height & weight stats updated after that visit. Colton has also had a cough that has been dragging on for a few weeks now, so I’m going to make sure their pediatrician addresses that as well.
Wyatt
- shakes his head “No”
- throws his plate, fork & sippy cup on the floor when he’s all done eating, sometime hands it to you nicely
- love cleaning with his new broom & vacuum
- has exploded with new words and will try to imitate words that you say
- has brought home a ton of new motions from daycare circle time to match with songs & stories
- knows the motions & sounds for what an elephant does & what a monkey says
- waves “Hi!” & “Bye!” to everyone (also uses this at bedtime to wave night-night) – has went back to waving with his arm/hand movement instead of just his fingers
- has 6 teeth (his second top tooth broke through 2 weeks before Christmas and his top two 1-year molars broke through the day before Christmas Eve; his bottom two 1-year molars are very bumpy & will probably be popping through soon)
Signs
- “More”
- “Please”
- “All done”
Words
- “Mama” = mom
- “Dada” = dad
- “Papa” = grandpa (my dad)
- “Gma” = grandma
- “Ma” = milk
- “That”
- “Da” = dog
- “Go”
- “No” – I swear, his favorite word right now!
- “Clo” = clock
- “Bla” = block
- “Ba” = ball
- “Bu” = buck (can you tell Daddy watches hunting shows on TV?)
- “Baa Baa Baa” = when asked what a sheep says
- “Ge Dow” = get down
- “Bay” = Bailey, our dog
Colton
- shakes his head & says “Yes”
- hands you his plate, fork & sippy cup very nicely when he’s all done eating
- love cleaning with his vacuum (show interest in the broom only if Wyatt has it)
- is a snack-a-holic; he likes to turn snack time into mini-meal time and will only stop eating Cheerios in the morning if you stop giving them to him
- has brought home a ton of new motions from daycare circle time to match with songs & stories
- knows the motions & sounds for what an elephant does & what a monkey says
- waves “Hi!” & “Bye!” to everyone (also uses this at bedtime to wave night-night)
- has 13 teeth (his bottom, right I-tooth popped through on Christmas Day)
Signs
- “More”
- “Please”
- “All done”
Words
- “Mama” = mom
- “Dada” = dad
- “Up”
- “That”
- “Hi!”
- “Yes”
- “Bu” = buck (can you tell Daddy watches hunting shows on TV?)
- “Baa Baa Baa” = when asked what a sheep says
- “Bay” = Bailey, our dog
- “A Boo” = Peek-a-boo
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| Colton cleaning! |
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| Sharing blocks - so nice. |
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| Wyatt playing with blocks. |
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| Playing before bedtime. |
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